Holden Caulfield — 1 year ago
It’s true that we’re stuck in a world of social niceties. People say there is a proper way to interact with other humans. That way is almost always a straight lie. Most of us know and accept this, but characters like Holden Caulfield are driven mad by it.
In this short yet powerful novel we follow a teenager over the course of three days in his life. The pain and angst and truth ooze out of every page, and you’ll either find yourself feeling sorry for Holden, or wanting to beat the living hell out of him. Either way the author has done his job.
Literature should bring forth some powerful emotion from the reader, and if it’s done so, it’s done it’s job. I think The Catcher in the Rye, will do that to all it’s readers if they fully emerge themselves into the complexly simple psyche of Holden Caulfield.
